Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-03-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
Work of the Senate and the House
of Representatives.

ON tho assembling OF the Senate. on tho Goth
ult, Mr. Ingalls, was sworn In as President pro
tenn. Tho Consular and Diplomatic Appropria-
tion bill was passed by tho Senate after long
dscu sion. bill from the Committee on Ii
brary appropriating ,20,0)) for the completion OF
the monumen, to Mary tho mother of Washing
ton ton, a. rrederIoksbnrs hI VA was was also passed
the Freedmen's Saving & Trust Company passed
the House. The Naval bill was also passed by
the House after being subjected to some amend-
ments.
THE Senate passed tho pleuro-pneumonia bill
on the 2Sth ult., with an amendment extending
its application to the swine plague and other
contagious diseases. A proposition to require
the assent OF the authorities OF State before
the Commissioner can expond any OF the APP
preparation therein was lost The Sen lte also
passed bill for the adjustment OF railroad
land-grants and for the forfeiture OF
to the Senate the following nomina.
tions II. II. Harris, OF Georgia. to be Third As
sistant Postmaster General, vice Abraham ID.
to es be 81 oa t
District Of Columbia; james Nj. Adams Of
Yakima Washington Territory. Register OF the
Land Office at Spokane Falls, Washington Ter
ritory Reuben A. Reeves, OF Palestine. Texas.
Associate Justice OF the supreme Court of the
Territory OF New Mexico Postmasters
liam McCruddon. Nevada, Mo-; Joseph B VIII
lis, Richmond, KY; Frank Il. Clark, Augusta
Wis. Hattie NJ. Anderson, Havelock, Ill.
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Clyde, o.; S. Il. Hunt, Warren, Ohio. Both
houses passed tho bill to prevnt the om-
ployment OF convict and alien labor upon public
works and OF convict labor in the preparation OF
materials for public works. An arbitration
measure also passed both bodies. Tho House
OF Representatives agreed to the conference re-
port limiting TO II, 00l the cost OF a public
building at Detroit. The President vetoed an
act for a postoitice building at Lafayette, Ind,
since tho Government has leased new struct-
ure for five years.
House bill forfeiting certain lands granted
to the State OF Michigan for a railroad from
Ontonagon to the Wisconsin State line passed
tho Senate on the lst inst Tho Senate passed
hfty-seven private pension bills in twenty-five
minutes, as also bills to convey to the city OF
Aurora, ILL.,, small island in Fox
River; to authorize the bridging OF
the Missouri at Yankton; to annex a por-
tion Of Idaho to Washington Territory; and to
give right of way through Indian Territory to
the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Road The
Senate ordered the preparation Of an index to
its secret journal for the fifty years from 1929 to
1872 The injunction OF secrecy will probably
be removed next autumn. The conference re-
port on the river and harbor bill was adopted by
both houses. 1t appropriates nearly $40 ZOO, 900.
The House OF Representatives passed the Mex
lean pension appropriation Of 81, ,300, 900 for the
remainder of the fiscal year, and 81 GOO, 900 for
preparation bills were passed under suspension
OF the rules. At the evening session bills were
passed for bridging the Missouri ut Omaha and
Kansas City, and the Mississippi at Keokuk.
bill ON the ID inst, with an amendment provid-
ing for six protected steel cruisers and for the
purchase OF Ericsson DESTROYER In executive
session Public Printer Benedict was confirmed
by the Senate by vote of 81 to 10. The report
OF the Committee on Printing recommended
his rejection because he did not answer To the
requirements Of the law, which stipulates that
the incumbent of this office shall DO IL prac-
teal printer, which, technically speaking, Mr.
BENEDICT is not, having never learned the trade
He gained what knowle lgo he has of the
printers art while editor Of newspaper and
proprietor Of u job office. Mr.. German an Mr..
Miller, of New York, defended Benedict. and
argued that having proved him self a competent
man during six months OF trial he should not be
rejected upon technicality which appeared to
be the opinion OF the Senate, for twenty Repub-
licGns voted in his favor. The Senate Committee
on the District OF Columbia reported adversely
Recorder OF Deeds for the District OF Columbia.
The nomination OF Lieut.. Greely to be Brgadier
General and Chief Signal Officer was reported
favorably. The House Of Representatives reced-
ed from its amendments TO the Senate retaliatory
fisheries bill and the Pacific railroad investga-
tion resolu tions The Committee on Ways and
Means made an adverse report on the bill for the
relief of sufferers by fire ut Eastport, Me-
SENATOR HoAR made a bitter attack on
Speaker Carlisle, in the Senate on the Sd inst.
He stated that by holding back the appropria-
tion bills both the Senate and House were COM
PEELED in the closing hours of the session TO sub
init to the dictation of three or four members Of
also complained that the Speaker had recently
refused to recognize n Il ember desiring to make
a motion OF whoa the Chair disapproved. The
Kentucky Senators rose ana defended Speaker
Carlisle from the charge of usurpaton of power
The Senate passed bills for public buildings at
Dayton, Sioux City, Lafayette, and Lynn over
vetoes by the President, and the House bill ap-
propriatng SOOO,OO) TO pay pensions to Mex
ican Veterans. The President sent to the Sem
ate the nomination of Chauucey X, Schultz, of
Missouri, to be Assistant Treasurer OF the United
States ut st. Louis, Mo-. also the following
Registers OF Land Offices At Concordia, Kan,
Samuel Demeres; Deadwood, ID. T., John r.
Whiteside; Blackfoot, Idaho, Frank w. Bean
The President approved the act authorizing tho
President to defend the rights of American
fishing vessels, American fishermen, Am rican
trading and other vessels in tho british DO
minions Of North America also the Indian up
preparation bill the act TO establish an agri-
cul ural experiment station in connection with
the colleges established under the act OF July
2, 1872; and the act relating to the division OF
tho State OF Illinois into judicial districts
and TO provide for holding terms Of court
of the Northern District at Peoria
bills t. repeal the tenure of Office act to accept
the Highwood tract from the Commercial Club
OF hicago; to appropriate S3jJ, ,00) for the pur-
chase OF n postoflice site at San Francisco; an
attempt to pass the Senate bill pensioning Mrs
Logan was defented. The bill admitting free OF
position, and tho Senate bill authorizing the
construction of bridge across the Misss-
sippi ut Grand Tower, ILL.,, were passed.
Chairman Curtin, of the select committee Gre
into the cause and extent o. Western railroad
strikes, submitted the report OF that committee.
By far the larger part OF the report Is devoted
70 n history Of the origin aud progress OF the
Missouri Pacific strike, md n recapitulation OF
tho testimony taken by tho committee.